Mayor Ed Murray and Generations Aging with Pride host 'Aging the LGBTQ Way' June 3
LGBTQ community members are invited to participate in 'Aging the LGBTQ Way' on Saturday, June 3, at Seattle City Hall. The forum starts at 10am (arrive at 9:30am to visit the resource fair). Hear Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders. Learn what the Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, Sexuality and Gender Study can tell us about Seattle. Consider the intersections between sexuamore --------------------------------------------------

A coalition of Seattle-based LGBTQ organizations has taken the leamore--------------------------------------------------

Rev. Troy Perry, founder of LGBTQ denomination, first American to receive Cuba's CENESEX award
Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), is the first American citizen given Cuba's CENESEX award. The 10th Cuban Gala Against Homophobia at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana 12 May 2017 was the setting where close to 5,000 people gathered to honor Rev. Perry, including the US, French, and Swiss ambassadors as well asmore --------------------------------------------------

Nine prominent religious leaders in Washington state have issued an open letter to their colleagues, asking them to think twice before supporting I-1552, the anti-Transgender initiative being circulated for signatures.

The letter, dated May 23, is a rebuttal to a recent appemore --------------------------------------------------

Gay City Arts now accepting applications until June 7 at 5pm
In these frightening times, many of us find ourselves under attack - because we are trans or nonbinary, and laws are being written about where we are allowed; because we are LGBTQ and shamed for how we love and experience desire; because we live with disabilities and our bodies refuse to submit to the demands of capitalism; because we are blacmore --------------------------------------------------

The concept for Family was originally started by the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in 2014. As the second national organization to support marriage equality (after the ACLU), the JACL has always been a strong advocate and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. The Seattle Jmore--------------------------------------------------

Thank you for your genuine commitment to Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study. We are nearly finished collecting surveys for the third year of Aging with Pride and have achieved an incredible 94% response rate.

The new information offers important insights about how more--------------------------------------------------

Capitol Hill Clean Sweep June 4
Kick off Pride Month on June 4, at Cal Anderson Park (1635 11th Ave. at E. Howell St.) 10am-1:30pm, by helping to clean the streets and public spaces of Capitol Hill. We feed you (well, Starbucks, Sizzle Pie, Nuflours, and a few other local businesses feed you...), give you a free stylish t-shirt, and you give a nice polish to Capitol Hill in prmore--------------------------------------------------

Burien Pride was an idea born out of necessity when community members decided it was time to stop complaining about various ailments (homelessness, theft, crime) in Bmore --------------------------------------------------

Pride of Ellensburg to host 2nd annual Pride Parade and Festival June 3Local LGBTQ group gathers community support for second year of celebration
Formed in the Fall of 2015, LGBTQ non-profit group, Pride of Ellensburg (PoE) will host the 2nd annual Ellensburg Pride Parade and Festival with the theme 'Live. Love. Be.' in downtown Ellensburg, WA, on Saturday June 3rd. Pride of Ellensburg was formemore --------------------------------------------------

New City of Seattle fund seeks new ideas for achieving results and racial equity
The City of Seattle's Human Services Department (HSD) is piloting an Innovation Fund to test new ideas or programs that focus on achieving results and racial equity. This fund will make available $225,000 for new ideas related to one of the department's six impact areas: (1) Preparing Youth for Success, (2) Addressing Homelessness, (3) Supportinmore --------------------------------------------------

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson is scheduled to deliver a speech at the upcoming World Congress of Families convention in Budapest. The group is listed as an anti-LGBT hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

According to the SPLC, the convemore --------------------------------------------------

Weekly Pets
Meet Bing, a handsome 11-year-old orange tabby boy! Bing is a charming fellow with the most striking, enchanting green eyes. This handsome, talkative boy likes to explore and carry a conversation with you. He's also a fan of petting time, face rubs, and rubbing up against your legs. Come meet Bing today at Seattle Humane! He can't wait more --------------------------------------------------

Hearts were bursting with pride as over 500 guests including scholars, donors, community leaders and elected officials gathered [last Friday, May 19, at the GSBA Scholars Dinner] to witness history as GSBA gave out its $3 millionth dollar in scholarships awarded since 1991. more --------------------------------------------------

Trump's Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, said she would allow schools receiving federal funds to discriminate against LGBT students if parents wanted such discrimination and state rules authorized it.

DeVos made the statement at a May 24 House Appropriations Subcommittee hemore-------

America is on track for a health care catastrophe if Republicans succeed in replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) with the legislation that passed the US House of Representatives, and the situation will only get worse if Donald Trump's proposed budget passes.

A New York City waiter is suing the trendy Buddakan restaurant for HIV discrimination.
Jack Mountford started working at the restaurant in February 2013 and charges he was fired in June 2016 because he is HIV positive.

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